U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin held bilateral meetings Thursday with his Ukrainian and British counterparts Wednesday before hosting the Ukraine Defense Contact Group one last time. VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb is traveling with Austin.
Alexander Smirnov pleaded guilty last month of causing creation of a false record after falsely telling his FBI handler that he had knowledge of bribes paid by executives at Burisma Holdings to the Bidens, according to court documents
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he will join the meeting of the group, which comprises about 50 nations
A three-day ILA strike in October had triggered a surge in shipping prices and cargo backlogs at the 36 affected ports. Longshoremen returned to work after employers agreed to a 62% wage increase over the next six years
President-elect Donald Trump says he will undo a sweeping new ban on offshore oil and gas drilling after he takes office on Jan. 20. President Joe Biden on Jan. 6 announced the prohibition covering most U.S. coastal waters. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias has more.
At least five people have died and more than 1,100 structures have been destroyed in the blazes
Carter lies in state for public viewing in the heart of American democracy, as leaders prepare for national funeral
Former President Jimmy Carter lies in state Wednesday in the heart of the U.S. Capitol. A pomp-filled state funeral Thursday will bring all of his living successors together, under one roof, to mourn him. VOA’s Anita Powell reports. Mykhailo Komadovsky and Kim Lewis contributed.
The deputy Taliban spokesperson said the Kabul administration neither anticipates nor seeks any assistance from the United States
‘Wild hypothetical stuff,’ EU says
Information on Trump's election interference case would be released, but not the report on document hoarding
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